Sarmita, a resident of Samasnagar village, has a cell phone, a bank account and an LPG connection. But she has no piped water or a toilet. There are many Sarmitas in this New India

A few days back, around 2,500 villagers fell victim to a mysterious fever in Uttar Pradesh's Sitapur district. When Gaon Connection visited some of the villages here, it was found that they live in unhygienic conditions. When asked why don't they raise these issues in gram sabha meetings, most villagers drew a blank

कई ग्राम पंचायतों के बाहर खुले में शौच मुक्त का बोर्ड लगा है पर गांव में एक भी शौचालय नहीं हैं